MIDTERM TEST's PRACTICE
FEBRUARY,
2014.
Teacher: Franco Cartín Brenes.
A.)
Numbers.
Read carefully and complete the sentences with the correct information provide
in the next line. Write numbers IN LETTERS.
In English you can use two kinds of numbers:
Ordinals and Cardinals; write the numbers:
Cardinals
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Ordinals
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Numbers
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In
Letters
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Numbers
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In
letters
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1
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1st
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5
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2nd
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8
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3rd
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12
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4th
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18
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5th
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20
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6th
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25
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7th
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29
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8th
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30
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9th
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37
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10th
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42
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11th
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49
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12th
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51
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13th
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57
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14th
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63
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15th
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67
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16th
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71
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17th
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77
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18th
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80
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19th
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89
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20th
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94
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21st
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96
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22nd
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100
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23rd
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105
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24th
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148
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25th
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168
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26th
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201
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27th
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378
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28th
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548
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29th
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687
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30th
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794
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31st
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888
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40th
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947
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50th
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104
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60th
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557
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70th
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978
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80th
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2014
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90th
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Now, go to this webpage and do the exercise http://www.esl-lab.com/num.htm
Here a video where you can hear the numbers in
English:
Here a page to learn about BIG NUMBERS:
Fill in the sentences using the Numbers from this
audio:
Fill in the sentences using the Dates
information:
1)
Parsifal was first premiered
at Bayreuth in _________________________________.
2)
Fred's Office Supplies
turned an incredible profit of ____________ in this past quarter.
3)
I'm sure you will find that the
ATU_____________________ is a remarkable machine.
4)
Athletes from over
_____________________________ countries will be participating in the next
meet to be held on the 13th of September.
5)
Peter won the bean counting
contest with a guess of ____________________ beans.
6)
Tiger Woods shot an
incredible _________________________ under par on the back.
7)
By the time of his death in
_______________________________, Roger Franklin had accumulated over
_______________________________ patents.
8)
It is estimated that the new
tax reform will cost the government__________________.
9)
His new computer cooks! He's
got _____________ Mb Ram with a
Mhz processor.
10)
Relax! There are _______________________________________
miles left to go.
Fill in
these sentences:
11) Cristobal Colón was the _______________
European to arrive to America. (ordinals)
12) March is the _____________ month of the
year, and October is the _____________.
13) Monday is the ____________ working day of
the week and Sunday is ___________.
14) First I wake up; second I brush my teeth,
_______________ I wash my face.
15) How old are you?___________________________________________________.
Here there is another listening practice for
numbers: http://www.englishnumber.com/
B) Dates.
Read carefully and complete the sentences with the correct information provide
in the next line.
Learn how to
understand and say “Dates” correctly takes practice, especially when hearing
numbers.
Read and repeat
the months (Months in English are ALWAYS Capital):
January, February,
March, April, May, June,
July, August,
September, October, November, December.
Read out loud and
repeat the “Days of the month” (Remember they are ORDINALS).
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth,
twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth,
twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth,
thirty-first
Now, go to this webpage and do the exercise: http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/calendar-1.htm
Fill in the sentences using the Dates information:
1) Independence
Day is on: ___________________________________________.
2) My
mother’s birthday is on: _________________________________________.
3) Our
English Written test is on: _______________________________________.
4) On
_______________________________, we will have Second Round Election.
5) Holy
Thursday this year is on: _______________________________________.
6) What
happened on February 14th 2014? ______________________________.
7) When
is your birthday? ___________________________________________?
8) Christmas
this year is on: _________________________________________.
9) We
celebrate Christopher Columbus’ day on: __________________________.
10) Mother’s Day in Costa Rica is on: __________________________________.
11) When was your first day at Samuel Foundation?
_______________________.
12) When is Juan Santamaria’s day?
__________________________________.
13) When International Children’s Day?
________________________________.
14) Today is:
____________________________________________________.
15) What date will be tomorrow?
_____________________________________.
16) Holy Friday this year is on:
_______________________________________.
17) When is Independence Day in USA?
_______________________________.
18) When is Halloween?
___________________________________________.
C.) The Time. Do these exercises in written!
Complete
these exercises.
This page
has some information about the time and some exercises: http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bltime.htm
Telling the time exercise:
How to ask
the time: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/142_requests_offers/page12.shtml
Telling the
time exercises: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1258_time
Here, there
is a good game about placing numbers in a clock: http://www.learningplanet.com/act/tw/index.asp?contentid=410
Fill in the sentences using the TIME. Answer with Long, long answers:
1) When
do you have breakfast? _______________________________________.
2) When
did you wake up this morning?__________________________________.
3) When
do you start classes? _________________________________________.
4) When
did you have lunch yesterday? __________________________________.
5) When
do your classes usually finish? __________________________________.
6) When
do you always get home? _____________________________________.
7) When
do you go to bed daily? ________________________________________.
D.)
Simple Present Tense.
Complete the sentences using the correct Simple
Present form.
Remember:
è
Verbs
in third person singular (She, He and It.) add S /ES /IES to the conjugated
verb.
è
The
Simple Present has FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
Open this page and check
the information and do the practice:
Here are some exercises
about Simple Present (there are many in the same page):
More exercises: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1
Fill in the sentences using the Simple Present Tense:
1). He sometimes ______________________ a Hamburger
at 10:45 P.M. (To buy)
2). Her Horse never ________________________________
on the street. (To run)
3). Sometimes we _______________________ the
car on the mountains (To drive)
4). I seldom _________________________________
sugar to my coffee. (To add)
5). The Engineer ___________________ a hole on
the street by my house. (To dig)
6). Sometimes she ___________________ a pink
blouse and white pants. (to dress)
E.) Simple PRESENT NEGATIVE. Read carefully and complete
these sentences using the Simple Present Verbs in parenthesis IN NEGATIVE form.
Example: We don’t study much today (to
study)
1) She
___________________________________ in a hospital any more. (to work)
2) I
______________________________ to watch telly I like to read a book. (to like)
3) My
classmates _____________________ chess they rather play football. (to play)
4) He
____________________ the zebra-crossings he is very irresponsible. (to use)
5) It
_________________________ well, it is very ill. I have to talk to the Vet.
(to be)
6) We
___________________________ 34 years old, we are only 24 (to be)
7) I
_____________________________ a policeman. I am a fire-fighter. (to be)
I.
F.) Demonstrative Adjectives. This / that /
these / those.
Here some exercises about
Demonstrative adjectives: http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/demonstratives-exercises.html
Fill –in the blanks using
the correct demonstrative adjectives relate the sentences to the narrows: (Long
narrow FAR) (Short narrow CLOSE)
1. Is _____________________ your father?
------->
2.
Are _____________________ your books? --------------------->
3.
Are _____________________ his umbrellas? ------->
4.
Is _____________________ a plane? ---------------------->
5.
Is _____________________ her family? ------->
6. _____________________
are really great pictures. ---------------------->
7.
The teachers of _____________________ school are nice. ----->
8. _____________________
is our radio!!! ----------------------------->
9. He says _____________________ are his
chocolates .-------->
10.
The animals of _____________________ zoo are really ill.--------------------->
G.)
English articles: A / AN.
Read the story carefully and fill in the gaps using the articles A or AN
accordingly to the rules; complete these sentences correctly.
Here some exercises about A / AN:
“We
went to _______ exhibition this Sunday and I saw many animals: I saw _______
elephant and _______ iguana. Also there were monkeys eating ______ banana and
______ apples. My brother bought _______ plastic animal. _______ animal very
nice. It was ______ eagle, ________ plastic eagle. We had fun!
H.)
Information Questions (5W-h). Complete the questions using the correct 5wh question word: What, Where, When,
Who, Why & How. Make the question to the underlined word.
Example:
_Where_ is the handsaw? à
The handsaw is in my backpack.
1) __________________________ is the electric
drill? à It
is in my toolbox.
2) ________________ the screwdriver is
broken? à Because
I drove over it with my car.
3) ____________________ is lunch time? à Lunch time here is at 12:45.
4) _____________________ did you put the broom?
à Sorry! It is in my bedroom!
5) ___________________does he use that mallet? à He uses it to brake the bricks.
6) _____________ has the sand paper? I am
looking for. à Abraham
has it in his toolbox.
7) _________________ did you eat the cake? à Sorry! I ate it this morning for breakfast!
8) _______________does he drive the
motorcycle? à He
drives it when it is not raining.
9) ____________ is walking over the
Zebra-crossing? à The
Beatles are walking over it.
10) _____________________ does she put the
mop? à It is in our workshop.
11) ___________________ he takes my shirt? à Because he has a date tonight.
12) ___________________ did you want your
eggs? à I
wanted them scrambled.
I.)
Preposition ON, IN and AT.
Here some exercises about: http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-in-at-on.html
Read carefully each sentence
and circle the best preposition to complete the sentence.
1) The clock __________
our classroom is not working.
a. at. b. in.
c. on. d. around.
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2) Look!
There is a cat _________ the roof! And it is jumping _____ that tree.
a. in.
b. on.
c. at. d. under.
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3) There isn’t
gas _______ the gas tank. We have to buy more gasoline.
a. on. b. in.
c. by. d. to.
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4) She worked
___________ the hospital for more than 8 years.
a. in. b. at.
c. on. d. under.
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5) There is a
nice picture _______ that wall.
a. on. b. in.
c. by. d. to.
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6) We waited
for you ___________ the door.
a. in. b. at.
c. on. d. under.
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J.)
Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives.
Here there are a lot of exercises on PRONOUNS AND
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:
Read
carefully each sentence and circle the best preposition to complete the
sentence.
1) This is my
friend. ________ name is Karl.
a. his. b. my.
c. her. d. its.
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2) Hey! That
mobile is_______________!
a. she. b. hers.
c. theirs. d. mine.
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3) May I use _______
car for tonight?
a. him
b. you
c. he. d. her.
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4) ________
bought a pet for your birthday.
a. we b. it
c. he. d. her.
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5) Excuse-me.
What is _______ name?
a. you. b. your.
c. my. d. to.
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6) Your dog
is in ___________ garden.
a. we. b. it.
c. us. d. our.
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K.)
–ING spelling in Present Continuous. /
Past Continuous:
Here some
explanations and exercises about –ING:
Present Continuous spelling Rules:
Exercises on
Present Continuous:
Past
Continuous:
Exercises on
Past Continuous:
L.)
Identify the Pronouns and Possessive Adjective. Read the next
text and fill in the chart below with Subject Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives,
Direct Object Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns. Write 8 pronouns and adjectives.
Do not repeat them!
Hi, my name is Belen. This is my family. That is my father and that is
my mother. We live in a nice humble neighbourhood. My father is a Repairman.
His workshop is located next to our houses. He has a lot of tools… He keeps
them in a big closet in his office.
My mother is a teacher. Her students love her. She loves them too. Those
are my brothers Josh and Andrew and this is my sister Andrea. She always fights with me because I took her
blue blouse and her favourite skirt. She always says: that’s my blouse and I
say: Not. It is mine.
Subject Pronoun
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Possessive Adjective
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Direct Object Pronoun
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Possessive Pronoun
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M.) Present Continuous Sentences! Unscramble
these sentences. Look out! There are affirmative sentences, negative sentences
and questions among these sentences.
1) ____________________________________________
are They cooking . now
2) ________________________________
? he at Is tomorrow working McDonald’s
3) ________________________________________
now he playing . is Right not
4) ___________________________________
today are we in swimming sea in the
N.) Past Continuous Sentences! Unscramble
these sentences. Look out! There are affirmative sentences, negative sentences
and questions among these sentences.
1) ________________________________________
was She spleeping . last night
2) ______________________________________
? to talking were rude they Kelly
3) ________________________________________
Were ? you my car driving
4) ____________________________
they were in bathroom bushing their teeth
the
O.) Information Question (5W-h):
Simple Present/ Simple Past... Write questions in the blanks.
Make the questions to the underlined words in the answers.
Example: __Where does she work?__ She
works in a Pet shop.
1) _______________________________________________
He sleeps in a bed.
2) ______________________________________________
It was a butter shelf.
3) __________________________________________
Susan came late last night.
4) ______________________________________________
this month is very cold!
5) ___________________________________________
Because I like that song.
6) _________________________________________
He went to Pavas yesterday.
7) _____________________________________________
I opened it with my teeth.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!!!
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